What color is #8BCACA?

#8BCACA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BCACA?

The RGB value is 139, 202, 202: 139 red, 202 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BCACA?

The complementary color is #CA8B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BCACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BCACA color

#8BCACA rgb(139, 202, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BCACA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 79.2% green and 79.2% blue (139, 202, 202).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cerulean Skies (#8CC6CB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#8BCACA color codes

HEX	`#8BCACA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 202, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 79.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.28, -19.93, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.28, 20.94, 197.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.425, 51.992, 63.666)`
Decimal	`9161418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BCACA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8BCACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BCACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8BCACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bcaca; }
.text { color: #8bcaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bcaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 202 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bcaca, #8babca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BCACA?: #8BCACA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BCACA?: The RGB value is 139, 202, 202: 139 red, 202 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BCACA?: The complementary color is #CA8B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BCACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.